Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft] K3 Power calibration and current consumption

2009-02-27 Thread Bill W4ZV
Gary Smith wrote: > > Is this not the same thing as the automated "Configure Transmitter > Gain" in the Elecraft Utility? > No it's not. It's calibrating the K3's internal power meter to an external standard. It's not absolutely necessary to do Power Meter calibration but TXG is necessary.

Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft] K3 Power calibration and current consumption

2009-02-27 Thread Gary Smith
Is this not the same thing as the automated "Configure Transmitter Gain" in the Elecraft Utility? Gary KA1J > FWIW, it's on pg 46 in my original Rev C1 (11/18/07) manual, so it's been > around > for quite a while. > > > ??? Calibration Procedures on page 48 of the Rev D1 Manual has Wattmeter

Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft] K3 Power calibration and current consumption

2009-02-27 Thread Mike B
FWIW, it's on pg 46 in my original Rev C1 (11/18/07) manual, so it's been around for quite a while. > ??? Calibration Procedures on page 48 of the Rev D1 Manual has Wattmeter > Cal right after Synthesizer Cal and just before Transmitter Gain Cal. Maybe > you either have an old manual or missed i

Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft] K3 Power calibration and current consumption

2009-02-27 Thread Bill W4ZV
Ken Kopp-3 wrote: > > > There is one additional form of optional calibration: the K3's > wattmeter. See CONFIG:WMTR in the owner's manual. > > This is the method I eventually discovered to make the K3's > wattmeter and the external reference wattmeter agree. The >

[Elecraft] Elecraft] K3 Power calibration and current consumption

2009-02-26 Thread Ken Kopp
Hi Ken, Thank you for responding Wayne. There isn't any "100 W calibration" on the K3. All gain calibration is done at 5 and 50 W (and optionally 1 mW if you have a KXV3). These are the points we picked do the cal, and the firmware then extrapolates from there. So, how accura